Leadership Team

As Managing Partner of Dominium, Paul Sween is responsible for all aspects of the business. Active in the multi-housing industry since 1981, he joined Dominium in 1989. During his involvement, the company has grown from managing 2,700 units to more than 34,000 units in 19 states.

Prior to his employment with Dominium, Sween worked with the international accounting firm Ernst Young. He was also a principal in a development and property management firm that syndicated existing apartment projects, and completed low income tax credit and historic rehab projects.

Sween is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Sween is a committed Board Chair member of the Minnesota Housing Partnership – affordable housing advocacy group, and is a member of the Council of Affordable Housing Owners – best practices group. He also serves as a tutor with CommonBond Study Buddies, a program that engages volunteers with youth as homework mentors.

Sween is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Armand Brachman acted as co-Managing Partner of Dominium and was responsible for all aspects of the business until 2018. Since 1979 when Brachman joined Dominium, the firm has grown from managing 2,700 units to more than 34,000 units in 19 states. Currently, Brachman is actively engaged in the company’s Investment Committee, Board of Directors, and ownership group. He is also involved in all major strategic initiatives and investment decisions for the company.

Brachman has extensive experience working with federal, state and local housing programs. His current commitment to the developmental process of the trade sheds light on a variety of issues including community and site identification, site control, municipal approvals, architectural programming, financing, construction management, marketing and management.

Brachman is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison real estate program.

Brachman is a member of the Council of Affordable Housing Owners – best practices group and is a member of the Drake Bank Board. He is also on the Board of Trustees and Operations Committee for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Brachman is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Phone: (763) 354-5613
Email: mmoorhouse@dominiuminc.com

Mark Moorhouse is the senior executive with responsibility for the Development and Acquisitions function for Dominium.  This growing group of more than 80 professionals leads the nation in the development of affordable housing. Moorhouse started his career at Dominium in 1996, achieving progressive responsibility that included significant portfolio acquisitions, new project developments, and challenging historic preservation properties.  During that time the company has grown from managing 6,000 units to more than 34,000 units today, with properties in 19 states.  Those properties meet a mix of family, workforce and senior housing needs. Moorhouse’s leadership is instrumental to Dominium’s ability to grow and his focus on improving our company-wide-systems is helping the company achieve its long-term goal to grow to 40,000 units by 2025.

Moorhouse holds a Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from St. Cloud State University.

Moorhouse is Chair of The Board of Directors at Summit Academy OIC (SAOIC), an accredited vocational school established in 1996 that helps low-income individuals obtain the job skills training needed to secure well-paid employment and, ultimately, to lead a more stable and rewarding life. Moorhouse is a committed Board Chair member of Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP), an affordable housing advocacy group that strengthens development capacity and promotes systems change to expand opportunity for those in greatest need. Moorhouse is also a member of the Council of Large Affordable Housing Owners (CLAHO), a best practices group.

Moorhouse is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Dean Adler is CEO and Founder of Lubert-Adler Partner, L.P., a real estate equity firm with over $7 billion in equity and $17 billion of assets under management. He serves as head of the investment committee and is responsible for leading the strategic direction of the firm.

Adler began his career at Ernst & Young, Baker and Hostetler and CMS. He is an Executive Committee Member and Research Sponsor for the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center of The Wharton School. He has been a keynote speaker for national real estate organizations such as the Urban Land Institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers. Adler has served on numerous community boards and has served on the City of Philadelphia’s Economic Development Summit.

Prior to founding Lubert-Adler, Adler graduated magna cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a J.D. degree with honors from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and was an instructor at the Wharton School.

Ken Bacon is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Railfield Partners. Prior to founding RailField, Bacon spent 19 years at Fannie Mae, most recently as the Executive Vice President and Head of the Multifamily Business. During his tenure, Bacon grew the portfolio from $56 billion to over $195 billion in assets, consisting of multifamily mortgages, conventional equity, tax credits and mezzanine debt. He also initiated the American Communities Fund at Fannie Mae. He was previously Director of the Office of Securitization for the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC and held officer positions at Morgan Stanley and Kidder Peabody.

Bacon currently serves on the Board of Directors of Comcast Corporation, Ally Financial and Welltower. He is active in several non-profit and trade groups, including as a Board Member of the Real Estate Executive Council (Vice Chairman), National Multifamily Housing Council, and Martha's Table.

Bacon is an alumnus and former trustee of Stanford University, where he received his B.A.. He also holds a M.Sc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics where he studied as a Marshall Scholar, and a M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. In recognition of his service to the Marshall Scholars program, he was awarded an Order of the British Empire ("OBE") by the British government.

As Managing Partner of Dominium, Paul Sween is responsible for all aspects of the business. Active in the multi-housing industry since 1981, he joined Dominium in 1989. During his involvement, the company has grown from managing 2,700 units to more than 34,000 units in 19 states.

Prior to his employment with Dominium, Sween worked with the international accounting firm Ernst Young. He was also a principal in a development and property management firm that syndicated existing apartment projects, and completed low income tax credit and historic rehab projects.

Sween is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Sween is a committed Board Chair member of the Minnesota Housing Partnership – affordable housing advocacy group, and is a member of the Council of Affordable Housing Owners – best practices group. He also serves as a tutor with CommonBond Study Buddies, a program that engages volunteers with youth as homework mentors.

Sween is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Phone: (763) 354-5613
Email: mmoorhouse@dominiuminc.com

Mark Moorhouse is the senior executive with responsibility for the Development and Acquisitions function for Dominium.  This growing group of more than 80 professionals leads the nation in the development of affordable housing. Moorhouse started his career at Dominium in 1996, achieving progressive responsibility that included significant portfolio acquisitions, new project developments, and challenging historic preservation properties.  During that time the company has grown from managing 6,000 units to more than 34,000 units today, with properties in 19 states.  Those properties meet a mix of family, workforce and senior housing needs. Moorhouse’s leadership is instrumental to Dominium’s ability to grow and his focus on improving our company-wide-systems is helping the company achieve its long-term goal to grow to 40,000 units by 2025.

Moorhouse holds a Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from St. Cloud State University.

Moorhouse is Chair of The Board of Directors at Summit Academy OIC (SAOIC), an accredited vocational school established in 1996 that helps low-income individuals obtain the job skills training needed to secure well-paid employment and, ultimately, to lead a more stable and rewarding life. Moorhouse is a committed Board Chair member of Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP), an affordable housing advocacy group that strengthens development capacity and promotes systems change to expand opportunity for those in greatest need. Moorhouse is also a member of the Council of Large Affordable Housing Owners (CLAHO), a best practices group.

Moorhouse is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

As Partner and Senior Vice President, Brendt Rusten provides oversight of all dispositions, market rate acquisitions, refinancing of those assets, and quality control of its owned portfolio representing more than 34,000 apartment units with a market value of over 5 billion dollars.

Mr. Rusten has been actively involved in multifamily acquisition, development and management for more than 35 years. He began his career managing a portfolio of multifamily units for a Midwest-based development and management firm.

He initially joined Dominium in 1984, eventually running its Property Management Company. In 1994, Mr. Rusten began providing private consulting services to the multifamily industry, and asset management reviews on more than 5,000 multifamily assets throughout the United States. In 2008, he re-joined Dominium as Senior Vice President.  He serves on Dominium’s Executive Committee and is a member of Dominium’s Investment Committee bringing his affordable and market rate housing experience to the underwriting of new developments and acquisitions.

Mr. Rusten is a board member of PCs for People and ICAST.  He is one of the original founding Board Members of the Midwest Association of HUD Management Agents and continues to be actively involved in many of the industry’s major trade associations. He is active in a series of philanthropic activities ranging from assistance to national nonprofit housing providers to local special purpose organizations.

Mr. Rusten is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

As Partner and Senior Vice President of Property Management, John “Jack” Sipes leads Dominium’s property management department, handling more than 34,000 owned/managed units in 19 states. He is responsible for managing all property management operations staff along with the marketing, maintenance and purchasing, and compliance functions. He is particularly proud of his focused efforts to develop leaders at all levels of Dominium.

Sipes is a West Point graduate and has an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. After proudly serving his country as a US Army officer throughout the world, he embarked on a career of progressive leadership in property management at Archstone, CWS Capital Partners, and WinnResidential.

Sipes has a long history of charitable outreach in his community. Within Dominium, he leads the firm’s employee outreach efforts as Chair of the Volunteer Program and as President of the non-profit Employee Emergency Fund. He has served youth athletics in many roles- including coach, referee, administrator, commissioner and fan.

Sipes is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

As Partner, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Services at Dominium, Tim Allen is responsible for the leadership and oversight of the accounting, finance and tax functions. In addition, he is responsible for the management of human resources, information technology, and other administration functions.

Allen brings years of experience in the oversight of finance, human resources, and information technology. Prior to joining Dominium, he served as the Chief Financial Officer for Quest Education. Previously, he was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Pro Staff.

Allen is a graduate of the University of Minnesota where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Strategic Management from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. Allen is on the state board for the ARC of Minnesota. He is also active in several activities that support youth sports, and does advocacy work for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Allen  is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Phone: (763) 401-4335
Email: paula.prahl@dominiuminc.com

Paula Prahl is the Vice President of Public Affairs for Dominium. Prahl will develop a program to ensure effective and consistent interactions with governments and other key external stakeholders. The establishment of this role is critical to Dominium’s growth plan of owning 40,000 units by 2025.

Prahl most recently served as managing director of communications and public affairs at Varde Partners, a hedge, real estate and private equity fund based in Minneapolis. Previously, she served over a decade as senior vice president of communications, public affairs and corporate responsibility at Best Buy and served nearly a decade as vice president of government and community relations at Honeywell. Prahl began her public policy career as the director of public policy at the Minnesota Business Partnership.

Prahl holds a BA from Smith College and an MA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.

Phone: (404) 205-8096
Email: nandersen@dominiuminc.com

As Vice President and Project Partner, Nick Andersen is responsible for new project development, acquisition and financing. His daily responsibilities include analyzing new acquisition and development opportunities, determining project feasibility, overseeing design and construction, structuring partnerships and negotiating with lenders, investors and third party vendors.

Since joining Dominium in 2007, Andersen has worked on a variety of project types including general partner interest acquisition, acquisitions and rehabilitation of existing apartment communities, ground-up new construction projects, as well as historic adaptive reuse projects.

During his tenure, Andersen has been involved in the acquisition and/or development of more than 3,400 units, placement or assumption of nearly $200 million in debt, over $110 million in equity and totaling more than $345 million in total development costs.

Andersen graduated Cum Laude from the University of St. Thomas as an Aquinas Scholar with a Bachelor of Science in Real Estate Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Entrepreneurship. His professional affiliations include the University of St. Thomas Real Estate Council and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). He serves on the Housing Initiative Committee with ULI Minnesota.

Andersen is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Phone: (763) 354-5562
Email: sewing@dominiuminc.com

As the Vice President of Construction and Architecture with Dominium, Scott Ewing is responsible for managing all Dominium’s construction projects. Ewing is responsible for $250 million of new construction, renovation and major repairs within Dominium’s portfolio.

Ewing's experience is instrumental in maintaining a positive working relationship with outside consultants to ensure projects are completed with high quality standards, on time and within budget. He also works with numerous Architectural and Engineering partners to ensure timely delivery of accurate project documents.

Ewing has over 20 years of General Contracting experience. Prior to joining Dominium he had the opportunity to build several Dominium projects such as 808 Berry Place, The Bluffs at Nine Mile Creek and The Landings at Silver Lake Village.

Ewing is a graduate of Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Science and Management.

Phone: (763) 354-5605
Email: jhuggett@dominiuminc.com

As Vice President and Project Partner, Jeff Huggett is responsible for locating and closing new development, redevelopment and acquisition opportunities.

Prior to joining Dominium in 1997, Huggett worked in asset management and workouts at Dain Corporation in Minneapolis, where he was responsible for a $100 million portfolio located in nine cities throughout the Midwest and Southeast. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer at Paine Webber Properties, Inc. in Boston, and Commercial Mortgage Banker at Eberhardt Company located in Minneapolis.

Huggett is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he received a Master of Science (MBS) degree.

Huggett is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Huggett also oversees Dominium's Pro Bono Development efforts, whereby Dominium provides free development services to important community initiatives.

Phone: (214) 960-1156
Email: rlunderby@dominiuminc.com

As Vice President and Project Partner, Ryan Lunderby is responsible for new project development, acquisition and financing. He is also responsible for analyzing new acquisition opportunities, determining project feasibility, overseeing design and construction, working alongside different partnership restructuring, and negotiating with lenders, investors and third party vendors.

Since joining Dominium in 2004, Lunderby has been involved with several acquisition/rehabilitation undertakings, as well as new construction and historic rehabilitation projects. Included in these projects is the re-syndication of Dominium's existing portfolio of original tax credit properties throughout the Midwest. Most recently, Lunderby has played an integral role in Dominium's growth into new markets through new construction of affordable communities, acquisitions of Year 15 tax credit properties and acquisitions of general partner interests from various financial institutions.

Since entering a production role with Dominium in 2010, Lunderby has closed on over 50 properties totaling more than 7,500 apartment units.

Lunderby holds a Bachelor of Science in Real Estate Finance from St. Cloud State University. He is a member of the St. Cloud State Real Estate Alumni Association and Tennessee Developers Council.

Lunderby is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Phone: (763) 354-5608
Email: mmahoney@dominiuminc.com

As Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis, Mark Mahoney leads Dominium’s Investment Committee, a consulting group of analysts that are business partners with other departments and the financial reporting to senior executives, a transaction services team, and various estate planning efforts.  Additionally, he assists with Dominium board meeting preparation as well as participating in board meetings, helps lead Dominium’s treasury function and assists with the closing of dispositions and portfolio refinances. Mahoney serves as the Chief of Staff to Managing Partner, Sween and in that role helps Sween with the implementation of numerous strategic initiatives across the Dominium enterprise. 

Mahoney joined Dominium in December of 2006 and has worked in a wide variety of roles, including serving as the Corporate Controller working on updating and automating Corporate reporting, specifically as it relates to Development. He also served as Vice President of Asset Management, his responsibilities in this role included portfolio budget preparation, financial statement review, dispositions, and working with outside Limited Partners to exit partnerships at, or near, the end of the tax credit compliance period. Mahoney served as Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis in 2016 for nearly five years before his promotion to Chief of Staff and Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis.

Prior to joining Dominium, Mahoney was a Senior Accountant at UnitedHealth Group.

Mahoney holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from St. Mary's University.

Phone: (214) 971-8749
Email: thomas.mcelroy@dominiuminc.com

As Vice President of Capital Markets, Thomas McElroy is responsible for developing and overseeing an institutional framework for the company’s existing debt and equity relationships, along with the creation and development of new programmatic relationships that lead to a portfolio-wide strategy for financing both the equity and debt by focusing on efficiency and innovation. McElroy is also responsible for negotiation of specific deal terms and the closing of individual financing of the projects subject to the needs of the development team leads, along with coordination of interim financings with the company’s internal Polaris Capital group, and the direction of Dominium’s investment sales effort.

Prior to joining Dominium, McElroy most recently served as a senior associate at Castlelake, a global private investment firm managing more than $19 billion in assets on behalf of institutional investors. As a member of Castlelake’s North American Assets investment team, McElroy was responsible for identifying and executing private market investments in affordable housing and the acquisition, development and construction of single-family residential, mixed-use properties and master planned communities.

Prior to joining Castlelake, McElroy was a development associate for Dominium where he was responsible for generating and analyzing new affordable housing investments. McElroy also spent five years playing professional hockey in the AHL, ECHL and in Europe.

McElroy holds a Master of Business Administration in Real Estate from the University of St. Thomas, Opus College of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Real Estate from St. Cloud State University.

Phone: (303) 586-2344
Email: rmehl@dominiuminc.com

As Vice President and Project Partner, Ron Mehl is responsible for new project development, acquisitions and financing. In addition, he analyzes new acquisition opportunities, determines project feasibility, oversees design and construction, partnership restructuring, and negotiations with lenders, investors and third-party vendors.

Mehl has played an integral role in developing Dominium’s senior housing portfolio. He is involved in the re-syndication of Dominium’s existing portfolio of original tax credit projects throughout the Midwest. In 2016, he opened a Dominium Development office in Denver, CO. and is growing the existing Dominium portfolio in a fast-paced, growing economy with great attainable housing needs.

In the past, Mehl has been directly involved with new project development, financing, acquisitions and asset management for a commercial developer. He also worked to support the management of a $400 million portfolio and assisted in the restructuring of $50 million of debt and $40 million of equity.

Mehl is a graduate of Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, CA. with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a minor in Accounting.

Mehl is a volunteer with Housing Colorado NOW! and the Colorado annual housing conference, serving on the Workshop Committee. Mehl also contributes to 3 Hopeful Hearts which provides bereaved parents and families opportunities to honor, find hope and seek healing through events, support, education and remembrance.

Mehl is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Phone: (623) 265-6828
Email: ometz@dominiuminc.com

As a Vice President and Project Partner with our Mountain West Region, Owen Metz is responsible for all facets of new project development, acquisition and financing.  His daily responsibilities include leading new acquisition opportunities, determining project feasibility, overseeing design and construction, structuring partnerships and negotiating with lenders and investors.

Since joining Dominium in 2006, Metz has worked on the acquisition, renovation and/or construction of numerous apartment communities across the country.  He has also worked on 4 different historic adaptive-reuse developments.  Further, he has been involved in Dominium becoming the replacement general partner on several distressed apartment communities.  In aggregate Metz has helped add more than 6,000 apartment units to the Dominium portfolio since joining in 2006.

Most recently, Metz played the lead role in the successful closing on the redevelopment of the Upper Post at Fort Snelling at Bdote—dubbed the Upper Post Flats.  The Upper Post Flats is a long-term partnership with the State of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to save 26 historic military buildings that were Minnesota’s very first National Historic Landmark.  When completed the community will target the 191 apartment homes to military veterans and their families.

Since taking on a production role with Dominium in 2013, Metz has closed on 24 properties totaling nearly 5,000 apartment units at a development cost of more than $1 billion.

Metz is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin—Madison School of Business with a BBA in both Real Estate and Finance. His professional affiliations include the UW Real Estate Alumni Association, Lambda Alpha International and the Urban Land Institute.

Metz is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation, which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Phone: (214) 960-1162
Email: nroute@dominiuminc.com

Neal Route is a Vice President & Project Partner for Dominium. In this role, Route is responsible for assisting with new project development, acquisition, and financing. His daily responsibilities include working with the project partners in analyzing new projects, and negotiating with lenders, investors, and third party vendors. In addition, he prepares and coordinates financing and equity packages and assists with the construction management and design processes.

Route holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His professional affiliations include the University of Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association and the Urban Land Institute.

Phone: (214) 960-1158
Email: jeff.spicer@dominiuminc.com

As Vice President and Project Partner, Jeff Spicer is leading Dominium’s efforts in Texas and help Dominium grow its presence in this emerging market. Spicer is responsible for originating and overseeing new project development, financing, and acquisitions.

Spicer joined Dominium in September of 2017 but has a long-term relationship lasting more than 10 years as a consulting partner for Dominium. He has over 25 years of experience in affordable housing where he has worked to develop successful ventures in the state of Texas and across the southwestern part of the country. 

Spicer is an active member of the Texas Association of Affordable Housing Providers (TAAHP), Texas Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies (TALHFA), and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). He is also on the TALHFA Board of Directors and the NAHB Multifamily Board of Trustees.

Prior to joining Dominium, Spicer was co-founder and principal at State Street Housing Development where he developed affordable housing in Texas and the southwest.  He currently owns more than 1,000 affordable housing units and has developed over 7,000 units nationwide. 

Spicer holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and International Business and a Master’s Degree in Real Estate Finance and Investment Analysis both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also held a Wisconsin real estate license and has been an active member on many boards.

Spicer is a contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Phone: (404) 806-5839
Email: msween@dominiuminc.com

As Vice President & Project Partner, Mark Sween is responsible for locating and closing acquisition opportunities. His work involves serving financial institutions in resolving problem properties that are on their watch lists and acquiring general partner interests in operating partnerships. Through his work, Dominium has acquired 42 properties in 10 states.

Prior to joining Dominium, Sween worked for two national low income tax credit syndicators where he was responsible for originating and closing more than $300 million of equity. He was also a principal in a development and property management firm that syndicated existing apartment projects, low income tax credit, and readily took on historic rehab projects. Sween has been active in the multi-housing industry since 1981, when he began his career at the international accounting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick.

He has held Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Property Manager (CPM) designations. Previously, Sween served as the Board Chair of the Minnesota Multi Housing Association and President of the Minnesota chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management.

Sween is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.

Phone: (404) 806-5851
Email: tsween@dominiuminc.com

Terry Sween is a Vice President & Project Partner with Dominium. Sween is responsible for assisting partners and developers with new project development acquisition and financing. In addition, he is responsible for preparing and coordinating financing and equity packages and assisting with construction management and design processes.

Prior to joining Dominium, Sween was a commercial underwriter for TCF bank. He joined Dominium in July 2013 as a development staff associate. His promotion to development associate was effective February 2016.

Sween holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. His professional affiliations include the Indiana University Alumni Association and the Urban Land Institute.